On his first voyage, Columbus established a short-lived settlement on an island that he named ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Hispaniola
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The total casualties in World War I are estimated at
a. 2.5 million dead, 3 million wounded. b. 4 million dead, 7 million wounded. c. 7 million dead, 12 million wounded. d. 9.4 million dead, 21 million wounded. e. 15 million dead, 27 million wounded.
The growth of coastal cities in the United States between 1790 and 1820 is most closely linked to which of the following?
A) immigration B) the booming international shipping trade C) migration from the countryside D) the abolition of slavery in New England
What happened to Sergeant William Walker of the Third South Carolina Regiment after he led his men to stack their arms by their captain’s tent and declare themselves released from duty because the army would not grant them equal pay?
a. He received a personal audience from President Lincoln, who agreed that the treatment of black soldiers was unjust. b. He was stripped to the waist and whipped two hundred times for mutiny. c. He was executed by firing squad. d. He was dismissed from the service and sentenced to forty years in prison.
Which word meaning "struggle" or "striving" is often translated to mean "holy war"?
A) Hijra B) jihad C) caliph D) umma